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HESTA returns 10.18% to members

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025

... she said. "Our expectation is that global economic growth will likely be slower, though the response of several central banks has helped temper recession fears. Further rate reductions are expected over the year ahead, including here in Australia, which ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025

... president Donald Trump's election victory, but confidence waned in February as the glow of US exceptionalism faded and central banks pushed back against rate-cut expectations. That triggered profit-taking in equity markets and sent bond yields higher ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025

... inflation, which remains elevated and/or sticky in many regions. Market participants had been pricing in rate cuts from central banks including the Federal Reserve in the second half of the year. That is now in question," Green said. "A sustained surge ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025

... to their large-cap brethren. Looking at the top seven companies in the US, the "discrepancy is even wider." Most central banks around the world are now more dovish and find themselves in a global easing cycle. The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its ...

Bullock hushes rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025

... 30bp cut in May. Bullock said the RBA is engaging closely with other financial regulators in Australia and other central banks around the world. "We are carefully considering several factors including the response of our trading partners, additional ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025

... delay expenditures pending greater clarity on the outlook. "Inflation, however, could move in either direction. Many central banks have eased monetary policy since the start of the year, but they have become increasingly attentive to the evolving risks ...

RBA forecasting has been 'terrible': Yarra Capital Management

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025

... RBA should have lowered the interest rate as early as August last year. Despite a later rate cut comparing to most central banks around the world, Australia is positioned "bang in the middle" amongst other developed countries in reaching its inflation ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025

... El-Erian, who was chief executive of Harvard's endowment and PIMCO, published The Only Game in Town in 2016, presenting central banks as the key driver of the economic agenda. But now it's governments in the driver's seat, NSW Treasury Corporation chief ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025

... specialist Lukasz de Pourbaix expects a soft-landing scenario, with inflation moderating and growth holding steady as central banks ease policy. "However, with financial conditions easing and the global economy, notably in the US, continuing to show ...

Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025

... Singh said. "Global share markets were standout performers - especially the US - during the past year. With several central banks moving to ease monetary policy and markets responding positively, we anticipate this should continue in 2025. "Equity valuations ...

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Australia an 'efficient' market for multinationals

MATTHEW WAI

A new report by Mercator by Citco (Mercator) has revealed that while multinational organisations face significantly higher operations demands in Asia-Pacific (APAC), Australia has proven to be one of the most efficient markets.

Brighter Super default members earn 11% in FY25

KARREN VERGARA

Brighter Super's MySuper option achieved 10.9% p.a. for the 2025 financial year, exceeding performance for the medium and long term.

SIAA chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN

Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association chief executive Judith Fox will step down after six years in the role.

GQG assets hit record high despite underperformance

KARREN VERGARA

GQG Partners' assets jumped $4 billion to reach a record high of US$172.4 billion for the 2025 financial year despite experiencing "short-term relative underperformance".

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